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From 1973 to 1992, Allan had various appointments in Customs & Excise and HM Treasury . From 1992 to 1997 he was the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister ( John Major to April 1997, and Tony Blair to Aug 1997). From 1997 to 1999, he was the British High Commissioner to Australia. From 1999 to 2000 he was E-envoy for the British Government, and from 2001 to 2004 he moved to Western Australia , where he worked on a range of IT, government and international issues. He took up the position of the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Constitutional Affairs on August 1 , 2004 .


EDUCATION


  • 1964-1969 Harrow School.

  • 1969-1972 BA (Hons) Mathematics, Clare College, Cambridge.

  • 1972-1973 MSc in Statistics, University College, London.



PERSONAL LIFE


Allan married Katie Clemson in 1978.

He is also responsible for a Grateful Dead lyric and song finder website .


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